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By (user no longer on site) OP 12 weeks ago
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Okay people. Why is it the number system prounouncistion goes
8 - eight
9 - nine
then
10 - ten
11 - eleven ..
Not
10 - one Ty
11 - onety one through to ..
19 - onety nine.
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By (user no longer on site) OP 12 weeks ago
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"Btw, why can't I get a shag on here!?! 
Because the ladies want you to dial it up to eleven and you keep telling them that you are only good for a onety one?"
 Damnation..
Unlucky onety three me |
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By *batMan 12 weeks ago
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"Okay people. Why is it the number system prounouncistion goes
8 - eight
9 - nine
then
10 - ten
11 - eleven ..
Not
10 - one Ty
11 - onety one through to ..
19 - onety nine.
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Because in days long ago, most people didn't need to count very far and there was no need to have a system that repeated itself.
Lots of European languages have a distinct word for each number up until a dozen or perhaps mid teens. It's only after that the numbers become "standardised."
Gbat |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 12 weeks ago
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"Okay people. Why is it the number system prounouncistion goes
8 - eight
9 - nine
then
10 - ten
11 - eleven ..
Not
10 - one Ty
11 - onety one through to ..
19 - onety nine.
Because in days long ago, most people didn't need to count very far and there was no need to have a system that repeated itself.
Lots of European languages have a distinct word for each number up until a dozen or perhaps mid teens. It's only after that the numbers become "standardised."
Gbat "
Ah right, thanks for the info.
I did a Google on it and stems from medieval words |
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